Outside the Beltway

His growing focus on the mid-terms is concerning.

Passing a budget the President can ignore creates a dilemma.

Things are not operating as Madison intended.

More from the annals of unrealty.

They are also considering another US Farmer Bailout while simultaneously cutting funds to help US Farmers and other residents

Is it even a traditional “Buy Out” and is it already in conflict with OPM statutes?

And USAID leadership placed on leave.

Legions of unpaid drones . . . ? . . . budget cuts.

Elon is on record warning Trump supporters to be prepared for “temporary hardship”

Trump’s core policies will drive inflation

The soft bigotry of low expectations.

I know it when I see it.

A massive expansion of the Pell Grant program for prisoners goes into effect next month.

Horse race coverage in all the things.

A significant cut to staff and programming to stay afloat.

A little debt ceiling, a little higher ed, and other misc delights.

The infuriating fight to authorize spending already-allocated money is back.

A truly bizarre vote.

The Schumer-Manchin compromise includes a massive increase in the tax collection budget.

A really weird proposal to solve a problem that probably doesn’t exist.

The Vermont Senator is a better politician than most give him credit for.

Senator Elizabeth Warren released a more detailed version of her ‘Medicare For All” plan late last week. It leaves much to be desired.